KBFF · Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport

SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

3,967

Elevation ft

Runways

8,279

Longest ft · 12/30

41.87N

103.60W

Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport serves Scottsbluff, Nebraska at 3,967 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 8,279 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
12/30	8,279 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
05/23	8,002 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,967 ft is about 7°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 7°C)	3,967 ft	3,212 ft	2,529 ft	3,793 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	5,167 ft	3,446 ft	2,655 ft	3,983 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,367 ft	3,680 ft	2,782 ft	4,173 ft
35°C afternoon	7,319 ft	3,865 ft	2,882 ft	4,323 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 8,279 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,323 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KBFF is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KTOR Torrington Municipal Airport	27 nm NW	5,703 ft
KAIA Alliance Municipal Airport	37 nm E	9,203 ft
KIBM Kimball Municipal Robert E Arraj Field	41 nm S	6,199 ft
82V Pine Bluffs Municipal Airport	49 nm SW	5,330 ft
KSNY Sidney Municipal Airport Lloyd W Carr Field	54 nm SE	6,600 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBFF

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KBFF, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KBFF or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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